Oceanic diffusion and the pelagic insects Halobates spp. (Gerridae: Hemiptera)

Marine Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 195-201

  Ikawa, T ^a,d   Okubo, A ^a   Okabe, H ^b   Cheng, L ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Morioka Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIFE HISTORY; OCEAN CURRENT;

PACIFIC;

GERRIDAE; HALOBATES; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0031972236     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050310     Document Type: Article

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